In the Netherlands, Avantium N.V, a tech company in renewable chemistry, said that at their Annual General Meeting of Shareholders, Avantium’s shareholders approved all resolutions which includes the adoption of the company’s 2019 financial statements, the appointment of Bart Welten to the Management Board and the appointment of Michelle Jou to the Supervisory Board. The […]
In the Netherlands, Avantium N.V received €0.5 million (about $0.54 USD) for its participation in the CHAPLIN XL project from the Netherlands Enterprise Agency to test a new approach to substantially reduce CO2 emissions from road construction by using lignin as a substitute for fossil-based bitumen in asphalt. Lignin is a main constituent of woody […]
In the Netherlands, Avantium sold its bioaromatics patent portfolio to The Netherlands Organization for Applied Scientific Research, TNO, for an undisclosed amount. The sale includes both patents and know-how for technologies that produce bio-derived products for polymers and coatings. These technologies lie outside Avantium’s strategic focus and will now be further developed by TNO. Avantium […]
In the Netherlands, Avantium signed a letter of intent to locate its new flagship plant at Chemie Park Delfzijl, the Netherlands. The 5-kiloton facility will produce plant-based FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) – a key building block for many chemicals and plastics such as PEF (polyethylene furanoate). Avantium Renewable Polymers has also entered into a letter of […]
In the Netherlands, Avantium secured a significant financial milestone of €25 million (about USD $27.5 million) in its mission to fund its FDCA flagship plant. Thanks to this grant, Avantium are well on the road to make plant-based FDCA (furandicarboxylic acid) and PEF (polyethylene furanoate) commercially available and represents an important financing milestone for Avantium. […]
In the Netherlands, Avantium Renewable Polymers is establishing an Avantium branch office in Japan as part of its strategy to focus on high-value applications for PEF (polyethylene furanoate). This branch office will operate under the name Avantium Japan K.K and will help accommodate the development and marketing of PEF in high-value applications in the Japanese […]
Renewable chemicals are electrifying lately, and becoming more mainstream. Like skydiving, you take a leap of faith. You prepare. You have a parachute. You check your buckles, straps, pulls, and go through all the necessary safety procedures. You check and double check and triple check. And you don’t go alone. That’s just what today’s renewable companies are […]
In the Netherlands, Avantium N.V. is awarded €6 million (about $6.6 million) as part of a SPIRE grant to accelerate its Dawn (new biorefinery process) and Mekong (novel catalytic process for plant-based MEG) technologies in addition to utilizing its expertise in Catalysis. SPIRE, part of Horizon2020, is the European subsidy programme to facilitate the region’s […]
In the Netherlands, technology development and renewable chemistry company, Avantium N.V. reported in its 2019 half year results that the “company is progressing its technologies towards commercialization.” In particular, their most advanced technologies – Mekong and Dawn – are progressing towards commercialization thanks to €3 million (about $3.3 million) in European Union grants that were […]
In the Netherlands, Avantium’s CFO and member of the Management Board, Frank Roerink, will leave the company at the end of 2019. He will continue to fulfill his responsibilities for the remainder of the year. This allows the company to start looking for a successor. Kees Verhaar, Chairman of the Supervisory Board, said, “As Avantium […]
